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The Worst Insult I Ever Heard as an Opera Singer

I’m not sure how to recover from this.

There’s No Coming Back From Dobbs

No new federal legislation can rewind abortion in America to 2021.

War Is Coming. Will Our Next President Be Ready?

The world stands on the brink of great-power conflict—yet neither candidate has mapped out for American voters how the U.S. can meet this challenge.

The Improbable Coalition That Is Harris’s Best Hope

The battleground state of Michigan reveals the Democrat’s most plausible path to winning the presidency.

This Influencer Says You Can’t Parent Too Gently

Chelsey Hauge-Zavaleta wants parents to avoid punishing their kids and focus on “loving connection” instead. Do her methods work—or do they turn kids into little tyrants?

Why Do Black People Vote for Democrats?

More Black and Latino voters are open to voting for Republicans.

Election Disinformation Is Getting More Chaotic

A conversation with Elaine Godfrey about what makes this moment so ripe for conspiracy theories

The Slop Candidate

Donald Trump embraces a working-class fantasy.

Coke, Twinkies, Skittles, and … Whole-Grain Bread?

What counts as an ultra-processed food can be perplexing and arbitrary.

The Perverse Consequences of Tuition-Free Medical School

The latest philanthropic trend, no matter how well intended, might be making health-care inequality worse.

Comic Sans Got the Last Laugh

The backlash against the world’s most hated font may finally be ending.

A Moon-Size Hole in Cat Research

Is the waning gibbous driving my cat insane?

The Invasion That Wasn’t

Conspiracy theories in small-town Alabama

What Would a Second Trump Administration Mean for the Middle East?

Markets, weapons, and a deal, any deal, are likely to matter more than Israeli-Palestinian peace.

A Dissident Is Built Different

How did Alexei Navalny stand up to a totalitarian regime?

The Case Against Pessimism

The West has to believe that democracy will prevail.

Michael Keaton’s Simple Trick on SNL

The actor can go from “regular guy” to awkward eccentric in a heartbeat.

Tripping on Nothing

New, non-hallucinogenic versions of psychedelics are blurring the boundaries of the drug trip.

Sunday Morning

A poem

Why the Oil Market Is Not Shocked

Conflict in the Middle East always used to mean a spike in gas prices. So what’s changed?